Deniz ZENGİN, Ph.D.
We would like to begin introducing some Hollywood actors to the Turkish audience. Our first guest is Andrew Astor who has performed as a variety of characters in several movies including Insidious 1-2, TV shows and national commercials. We all know that the Turkish people like watching horror movies and Andrew is an actor who has managed to fascinate his audience with his performance. Astor, whose first feature film role came at the age of 5, is now 20 years old. We talked to him about his new projects and future plans. Enjoy reading!
Is it your choice to be an actor or are you inspired from someone in your family?
My sister really wanted to do it then when she was taking headshots someone saw me with my mom and asked me to be in a movie so we did it and I loved it since then. For me, luckily I had a really amazing family so they kept me away from all the bullshits.
It is told that being a child actor is a hard thing and disadvantageous. What are the advantages of being an actor as a child?
I’m really happy to be an actor because it definitely helped set up my future. Now I’m making music and it’s been going well so far. No big songs out yet but I have been connecting with a lot of people excited for 2021.
Do you have a dream to have a leading role in a movie one day?
My goal is to get where I want in music and then eventually I will come back to acting and do both. But music will always be my #1 passion now.
Coronavirus affected the world greatly. What are you doing right now? How was 2020 for you?
Honestly 2020 been a mix of good and bad for me specifically. I learned a lot of lessons and lost a lot of people but really leveled up with my music and got a lot further with it. I just been locked in working every day.
Have you ever been to Turkey and what do you know about Turkey?
I have not been to Turkey. I do want to go one day. I don’t really know much about Turkey.
